Christmas Edition of getting to know your blogger friends

Christmas at Longwood Gardens in PA

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your blogger friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy this entire post and paste into a new post on your blog, if you have one. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Nice thinking about Christmas past.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
both work

2. Real tree or Artificial?
We always used to get a Douglas Fir every year from my husband's aunt but now we have 2 artificial trees- 1 downstairs and 1 little one w pink ornaments and girlie things/started for my daughter Amy.

3. When do you put up the tree?
Usually 1st week of December.

4. When do you take the tree down?
Right after New Years.

5. Do you like eggnog?
ah yes w peppermint schnapps...and I make a wicked Egg Nog bread with walnuts!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Always love a baby doll.

7. Hardest person to buy for?
my hubby

8. Easiest person to buy for?
My kids

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail and calenders for our business.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Fruit Cake

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
It's a Wonderful Life

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Whenver I see something I like for someone

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Probably

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
cookies

16. Lights on the tree?
white lights, blue and green in the back yard

17. Favorite Christmas song?
O Come Let us Adore Him

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Usually have dinner here.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Yes.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
In the morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
Stress of all the things that need to get done.

23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color?
Gold and White. Kids baby pictures!

24. Favorite for Christmas Dinner?
Turkey/Tenderloin/Lasagna

25. What do you want to do for Christmas this year?
Watch the grandkids open their gifts

26. Favorite Christmas tradition growing up?
Every year chopping down a cedar tree and my Dad putting whipped ivory snow flakes on Christmas Eve and decorating it. We thought Santa even decorated our tree!

27. Favorite tradition now?
Getting out all the decorations

28. Favorite Christmas Memory?
When it snowed on Christmas & when I believed in Santa!